Sausage Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh pork sausage
3 cups brown sugar, packed
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup raisins
1 cup cold strong coffee
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
CARAMEL FROSTING
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup light cream

Preparation

Mix sausage with sugar.
Add beaten egg and mix well.
Add the baking soda to the coffee; stir mixture into sausage; mix well.
Add the raisins, nuts, salt, flour and the spices; mix well. Batter will be stiff.
Grease the sides of a 9\" tube pan. Line bottom with waxed paper.
Turn batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour or until cake shrinks from sides of pan.
Cool and frost with caramel frosting.
CARAMEL FROSTING:
Combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter and light cream in a saucepan.
Boil to the softball stage, 234 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer.
Cool and beat until thick enough to spread on cooled cake.